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How to improve time management.

We often have so many things to do in our schedules that we feel like we don’t have enough hours on the day to get all those things done. What if i told you that you could do all of those things and even more?

First, it is important to have a few things very clear, such as which are our goals and our plan to reach them. Then we can proceed to execute that plan, when we do that it is important to take into consideration that if we are doing something that does not add value to our project, then it is probably delaying us, there are no neutral actions; because by doing something neutral we are loosing the possibility of doing something that actually contributes to our project and then end up having a cost of opportunity.

“Pre-activity”

If proactivity means to take initiative in order to obtain what we want, “Pre-activity” takes things a few steps further, trying to design an environment where our decisions and the actions that come from those decisions, are aligned to our plan for success, and are also almost automatic in order to prevent us from making decisions that divert us from that plan. For example, if when we wake up we already have near us our weights and a mat, it is going to be way harder for us to make excuses to not train before getting out for work.

“Today does not start in the morning, it begins the night before”

Fuse activities

By fusing activities we can make an hour into two. Many of our daily activities require low or no concentration at all, we do them mechanically. The art of fusing consists on joining this type of activities with others that don’t generate interferences. For example, instead of checking our social media or looking through the window when we are riding the bus, you could listen to a class or a tutorial on your phone. You could ride a stationary bike or work out on an elliptical machine while watching your favorite series (40 minutes can go by without you even noticing it).

Small changes like the ones I mention in this post, when added together, they can make our day way more productive.